City Centre
The total available for City Centre Community Grants Fund (CGF) in 2024/25 is £25,030.
City Centre neighbourhood has no funding left for 2024/25 – the next application deadline for these neighbourhoods will be in spring 2025.
Awards made in Round 1 (2024-25), leaving a balance of £NIL
- Grassmarket Residents Association (GRASS): A full award of £1000 to support Improved Communication with residents and community members
- Grassmarket Community Project (GCP): A full award of £4970 to continue to deliver a Dry Bar /Open Meal and social evening
- Open Book Reading: A full award of £837 to provide opportunities for community group participants to attend a local literary event or book festival
- Artists Collective Gallery: A partial award of £1000 to run Community Play sessions
- Bare Productions: A partial award of £2805 to launch a theatrical opportunities programme with the end result being a “cabaret of ideas”
- Edinburgh Old Town Development Trust (EOTDT): A full award of £2500 to set up and facilitate an accessible and free mindfulness group
- DanceBase: A full award of £4911 to support a dance class and social café for vulnerable adults.
- Streetwork (Simon Scotland): A full award of £5000, for the Creating Safer Communities project (CSC)
- St Marys Episcopal Cathedral: A partial award of £500 to support fortnightly workshops open to anyone in need of support for their mental health and wellbeing.
- Canongate Youth: A partial award of £1954 towards the Summer Youth Provision for Children and Young People in the City Centre
How we assess applications
We check every CGF application for eligibility. We will get back to you if any information is missing or unclear.
Local funding panels will consider all eligible applications. Panels typically consist of ward councillors, community councillors and representatives from local community organisations.
Panels will look for evidence of how the project will benefit the local community as well as accurate costings.
They may recommend to
- fully fund the project
- offer partial funding
- decline to recommend an award
- the panel may choose to defer an application to get further information if funds allow.
Recommendations from funding panels are then considered by the Community Empowerment and Engagement team Head of Service, Andrew Field.
If approved, we will get in touch with formal funding agreement papers.
Application and guidance
Please use this version of the application form and please note that any applications received that are not on this form may not be accepted.Download the Community Grants Fund guidance and application form